33 military members injured in CFB Wainwright fire still in hospital, defence minister says

Good morning. I just arrived back late last night from Alberta. Obviously a very difficult situation, a very delicate and evolving situation. I had the opportunity to meet with obviously members of the Canadian Armed Forces, leadership on the base, and also had a very important opportunity to meet with healthcare workers, frontline healthcare workers in the local hospital who dealt with a very, very, very difficult situation. situation, a lot of trauma, but came together in a way that we we would expect as Canadians. Our first priority remains the well-being of the families of the fallen and those who remain hospitalized. As of this morning, 33 members of the Canadian Armed Forces are still in hospital receiving treatment. I'm not in a position to comment on the details about their conditions. We're to maintain the privacy and respect for those who are subject to recovery but suffice it to say it's a very difficult situation it's a delicate and evolving situation right now and so our hearts go out to the families to the members who are recovering to their parents obviously to the families of the fallen and we will provide all the support that we possibly can to make sure they get the help that they need. I also want to take a moment to thank all of the health care workers in our hospitals, our surgeons, our emergency physicians, our nurses, our critical care experts for the support that they're providing to these members of the Canadian Armed Forces.